An oil platform that burned off the Louisiana coast Thursday was the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months. This time, the Coast Guard said there was no leak, and no one was killed. bp – AOL News
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Oil platform explodes off La. coast; crew rescued
September 3rd, 2010 
admin An oil platform exploded and burned off the Louisiana coast Thursday, the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months. This time, the Coast Guard said there was no leak, and no one was killed. bp – AOL News
Oil platform explodes off La. coast; oil spreading
September 2nd, 2010 admin An oil platform exploded and caught fire Thursday off the Louisiana coast, spreading a mile-long oil sheen into the Gulf of Mexico. All 13 crew members were rescued. bp – AOL News
1 Offshore Natural Gas Platform = 59 Cape Wind Projects
June 29th, 2009 admin The decades-old ban on oil and natural gas exploration on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) was lifted in 2008, following a public outcry over high gas prices. However, President Obama’s recent OCS exploration announcement put most of those newly available offshore areas off-limits. The move will most likely lead to more imported oil, higher gas [...]
